Forming A Hook For a Strap

I was faced with a choice. Would I go to my local Ace Hardware and buy a hook to go on some web type strap or would I spend far more effort to make it myself? Since I have already mastered the art of buying stuff at Ace, it seemed reasonable to attempt making the hook.

If you are interested, please see

https://rick.sparber.org/FormingHook.pdf

Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.

Thanks,

Rick

Thanks rgsparber! We've added your Hook Forming Tool to our Metalworking category,
as well as to your builder page: rgsparber's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

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Are not hooks with a safety clip better ? Thats what i prefer. Well done otherwise.

Any idea how to add one?

Rick

No. But if you look at pictures of ones im sure it wouldnt be hard to do.

Congratulations rgsparber - your Hook Forming Tool is the Homemade Tool of the Week!

This is an ingenious and thoughtfully assembled tool that checks a lot of the boxes favored by homemade tool builders: uses another homemade tool in its creation, is used to create another homemade tool, and is built with scrap that was found - literally - on the side of the road.

Some more good builds from this week:

Knife by Sam's Workshop Diary
Powered Turntable by mklotz
Paint Drying Rack by thehomeengineer
Toolmaker's Chair by shopandmath
Router Lift System by Didpoolhall
Large Diameter Measuring Method by desbromilow
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Bench Grinder Rest by House_Work
Hand Drill Workbench Mount by Kwandotechnic
Rotary Tool by HandmadeCreativeChannel
Bench Vise by Kwandotechnic
Net Making Tools by Downeast Thunder

rgsparber - you'll be receiving a $25 online gift card, in your choice of Amazon, PayPal, or bitcoin. Please PM me your current email address and gift card choice and I'll get it sent over right away.

This is your 7th Homemade Tool of the Week. Here are all of your Homemade Tool of the Week winning tools. Congrats again :thumbsup:

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Nice tool, Rick.

Awesome job! anything to avoid practicing the art of financing the merchants must be fun!

Great Rick, thanks for for the effort of documenting your clever method! I like it, it will certainly be reused sooner or later.
Congratulations!

Rick, I do appreciate that you stated the reason for the project. I can always use a good smile.

"Since I have already mastered the art of buying stuff at Ace, it seemed reasonable to attempt making the hook."

That method or those with greater mechanization can be 'tuned', by totaling needed bend (aka 'gain') allowances. Weigh a completed sample part against accurately known length of raw material.
Count the 90° bends, add the factor to straight lengths desired.
For almost any quantity of manual forming, do those in steps.